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August 13, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Don’t Wait Till You Know Everything to Do Something
By Rachel Sams This year, the NRMC team has worked with brilliant nonprofit leaders and teams who feel knocked about by uncertainty. Some of these talented, thoughtful leaders worry that they don’t have enough information about how the upheaval in...
Topics: Risk Basics
July 31, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Cybersecurity Skills Your Nonprofit Needs
Let’s face it: Few of us leap for joy when we see that one of our software programs has released a new update. That can mean 10 minutes or more of waiting to download it and often additional time to...
July 21, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
3 Ways to Manage Facilities Risk
You might not think much about the level of risk your nonprofit’s facilities present, or the ways good facility management can help mitigate risk. But facilities can help or hinder your organization’s ability to deliver on its mission. Your facilities...
July 15, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Embrace the Complexity in Your Team
Risk leaders often tell my team they frequently face resistance and resentment when new risk policies, activities, or requirements are announced. Who wouldn’t be excited and energized by another rule to follow, exercise to complete, or hoop to jump through?...
Topics: General, Organizational Culture
July 2, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Navigating Disruptive Change with a Risk-Aware Mindset
Last week I traveled 2,864 miles to temporarily escape from disruptive change. In a couple of months my home will have two new occupants: my sweet mother and her affable dog Ringo. Preparing for my new roommates has been disruptive...
Topics: General
June 20, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
How to Build a Risk-Aware Culture
By Rachel Sams Nonprofit leaders often ask the NRMC team how they can create a risk-aware culture. Their goal: to make their organization a place where people speak up early and often about concerns, so the team can understand and...
June 16, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Address Hiring Risk with Inclusive Practices
Nonprofit leaders sometimes create restrictive hiring practices because they fear the consequences of hiring someone who isn’t a “perfect fit” for a role. But we encourage nonprofit leaders to consider the risks of overly restrictive hiring criteria and processes. If...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
June 10, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Reputation Risk: Steward a Valuable Asset
Has your nonprofit ever had a situation where part of your team felt that making a public statement on an issue could ruin your reputation, and the rest of your team felt that not making a statement could ruin your...
June 2, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
How to Support Employee Mental Health
Risk management helps nonprofit organizations cope with and manage through disruption and uncertainty. But what about the team members who deliver your mission every day? How is your nonprofit providing resources individuals need to deal with uncertainty? Many nonprofits are...
Topics: General
May 1, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Leadership with Situational Awareness
My dog Braxton recently reminded me of an important life skill: situational awareness. Braxton is a medium sized, predominantly Labrador mix with a fervor for playing frisbee. When I open the door, she waits for my signal to go out....
Topics: General